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						The 
					first baby of 2021 has made his appearance at Abraham 
					Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln. 
					 
					Xavier Awe was born on January 5th at 11:45 a.m. He weighed 
					in at 7 pounds 9 ounces and is 19 inches long. 
					 
					He was greeted by his parents Caleb and Secora Awe and his 
					big brother Elijah of Lincoln. 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
					 
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					 NOTICE TO MOUNT PULASKI RESIDENTS 
					RECYCLING SERVICES TO STOP JANUARY 12TH 
					Effective next Tuesday, January 12, 2021, 
					the recycling service will be discontinued. The recycle 
					dumpster will be removed on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. 
					 
					The City Council did not want to raise the monthly fee for 
					each customer and therefore this service will be 
					discontinued. 
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					 NOTICE TO MOUNT PULASKI RESIDENTS 
					The Economic Development Planning Board has decided to 
					postpone the Daycare Community Meeting scheduled for January 
					13, 2021 at 7:00pm at the American Legion, until further 
					notice due to rising cases of COVID-19. 
					 
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								To the residents of Mount Pulaski 
								
									The city of Mount Pulaski 
									is considering updating their building 
									codes.  Copies of the 2018 Building Code 
									Manuals are available to review at City Hall 
									for the next 30 days.
									Posted December 12, 2020 
									Mount Pulaski City Hall  
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					chief of the U.S. Capitol Police will resign, according to 
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				responds to GOP criticisms 
				
				
				Republican Reps. Mike Marron, R-Fithian, Jeff 
				Keicher, R-Sycamore, and Mike Murphy, R-Springfield, speak at a 
				virtual news conference Wednesday requesting public hearings on 
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				Agreement to Advance Invasive Carp Prevention Project at Brandon 
				Road Lock and Dam 
				Project Made Possible by Funding 
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				A notice requesting information on person(s) responsible for 
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				Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news 
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				'comfort women' 
				
				
				Japan's new Chief of Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato announces 
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				Revolutionary Guards unveil underground missile base in Gulf: 
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				of Iran's Revolutionary Guards at 
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				The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel 
				Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), 
				which was identified as the cause of 
				an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, 
				China, is seen in an illustration released by the Centers for 
				Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. 
				January 29, 2020. Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM/CDC/Handout 
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